Calton is up in the mountains this weekend and he is wondering just how much it has cost to erect the huge stone monuments which have appeared by the side of all the roads into the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park? OK, so they probably provided some out-of-work stonemason with a bob or two but, seriously, were they really needed?
On another countryside matter, Calton thinks that the access legislation governing Scotland badly needs revisiting given the proliferation of wild camping in the likes of Glen Etive. Now there is even talk on internet forums of wild caravanning! It is nice to see people enjoying our beautiful landscape on a good weekend however there comes a point when it is unsustainable. There is only so much firewood available in Glen Etive and Calton counted at least five campfires there last night. Sadly, a great number of so-called wild campers also fail to take their rubbish away with them and wild toilets are an increasing problem. Calton understands that the Scottish Government has set up a group to look at the Land Reform Act which gave us the right of access. Hopefully they will listen to the group's conclusions.
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